closures

noun

plural of closure
as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity after the closure of the region's last copper mine, the population simply withered away

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Recent Examples of closures That included the East-West Pipeline, the main conduit Saudi Arabia has used to circumvent Iranian and American closures of the Strait of Hormuz. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 Hooters has lost its last restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida, marking the latest longtime location to disappear as closures continue following the chain's bankruptcy restructuring. — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The shoe features buckle closures in gold, pointed toes and short stiletto heels. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026 The Olathe board would retain local control and the final say on closures. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026 Travelers in the Discovery Park area should also be advised of road and bike trail closures, as well as related detours. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Deadline also revealed last week that channel closures are imminent, with insiders expecting BBC Three to be moved online for a second time in a decade. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026 The corset with visible boning and hook-and-eye closures defines the silhouette and looks perfect with the soft drape of the skirt. — Madeline Dangmann, Glamour, 28 Sep. 2026 There will be 1-2 feet of water inundation and several road closures right at the shoreline. — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closures
  1. cessations
  2. endings
  3. halts
  4. ends
  5. shutdowns
  6. closes
Noun
  • Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.
    — Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of cessations
Noun
  • Instead, as far as endings for superhero stories go, Episode 8 has a lot of chatter.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026
  • All That Jazz is one of my favorite endings to a movie of all time.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of endings
Noun
  • That was March 2020, when the CEOs of General Motors, Ford, and Fiat Chrysler tried to coordinate production halts over Covid-19 fears, only to be warned by their lawyers that doing so could violate antitrust rules.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The automatic stay halts proceedings but doesn't compel creditors to undo pre-petition filings without operative effect.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of halts
Noun
  • Crafted by celebrity hair artist Coree Moreno, her dark brown ends appeared like a messier version of the flapper pixie — shaggy and teased all over.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Less than a year after Arizona State's magical CFP appearance, two more coaches were making names for themselves at schools on opposite ends of the country.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of ends
Noun
  • Those shutdowns will be required even though the TPU chips won’t be consuming nearly as much power as would be necessary for operational satellietes.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, at least two diamond mines have announced permanent shutdowns in 2026.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of shutdowns
Noun
  • The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is coming off back-to-back record closes.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • How much of that reporting burden will reach portfolio companies remains unclear, but some of it likely will as PE sponsors seek standardized KPIs, faster financial closes, more granular operational metrics and clearer governance documentation.
    — Nate Heeren, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
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“Closures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closures. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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